Novell puts Linux on sale as earnings disappoint

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 28, 2009 6:58 AM EDT
The Open Road; By Matt Asay
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Novell's $340 million lifeline from Microsoft appears to be losing its potency. Although Microsoft originally gifted Novell $240 million to help fight Red Hat, and later added another $100 million to the pile, it doesn't seem to be enough to revive Novell's fortunes, as the company reported disappointing first-quarter earnings and a slide even in its Linux business, which had been growing fairly well.

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